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Camera module having compact camera subassembly insertable into the camera housing

  • US 9,674,414 B1
  • Filed: 12/02/2015
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera module comprising:

  • a housing having an interior compartment, a lens bore extending from the interior compartment to an exterior of the housing, and a shoulder at least partially surrounding the lens bore and forming part of the interior compartment; and

    a support member having a lens mount portion supporting a lens and an imager mount portion supporting an imager assembly;

    wherein the support member is nested within the housing with at least a portion of the lens mount portion extending into the lens bore, and the imager mount portion abuttingly engaged with the shoulder of the housing in the interior compartment; and

    wherein at least two opposite peripheral edges of the imager mount portion of the support member are engaged with respective interior surfaces of the housing adjacent the shoulder, thereby restricting relative movement between the housing and the support member.

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